There has been an anti-cheerleader campaign that has swept its way across various sports, and it now finds itself in the world of MMA.
Women’s advocacy groups have urged the UFC brass to discontinue the use of models between rounds as they see it as the sexual exploitation of women.
UFC President Dana White is not buying into that claim stating that the “Octagon Girls” are “ambassadors for the sport” White told The Daily Telegraph.
Our Octagon girls, they’re as much a part of the UFC brand as anyone, they’re ambassadors for our sport,” White said.“So for someone who has absolutely no education whatsoever about who these girls are — about what they do, what they mean to the UFC — to start going off, it’s ridiculous.”
So you can look at any sport you like, nobody treats women better than we do. And I’d suggest these people calling on them to be banned go have a look at what these girls do with the company, the type of money they’re making.
Do that and you’ll realize these girls are as important to our brand as anyone else in the company. And that’s exactly the way we treat them.”
If these anti-cheerleading organizations are looking for a fight, then White is certainly prepared.
Flip the page to see the orgin of the UFC’s Octagon Girls and pictures of them.
